Philodicus, Loew, 1847

Tomasovic, Guy, Constant, Jérôme & Rasmont, 1802, Notes on Oriental Asilidae with six new species from Vietnam (Diptera: Brachycera), Belgian Journal of Entomology 47, pp. 1-23 : 1-23

Key to the species of Philodicus of Southeast Asia

1. Postpedicel markedly shorter that the scape and pedicel combined. Phallus with three long and slender processes ( Fig. 5 A )................................................... P. chinensis Schiner, 1868

- Postpedicel as long or longer than the scape and pedicel combined. Distiphallus large of complicated form................................................................................................................... 2

2. Hind femora with numerous white setae mixed with black ones. Phallus (fig. 5 B) .............. ........................................................................................................ P. fuscipes Ricardo, 1921

- Hind femora with mostly black setae .................................................................................... 3

3. Mesotibiae with stout black setae. Distiphallus ( Fig. 5 C )...................................................... ............................................................................................... P. javanus (Wiedemann, 1919)

- Mesotibiae with white and black setae. Distiphallus ( Fig. 5 D )....... P. phiadenensis sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 5. Philodicus spp., male genitalia. A, P. chinensis, phallus. B, P. fuscipes, phallus. C, P. javanus, phallus. D–E, P. phiadenensis. D, phallus. E, gonocoxite and dististylus.